LEXINGTON, Mass., Feb. 14, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Translate Bio (Nasdaq: TBIO), a clinical-stage messenger RNA (mRNA) therapeutics company developing a new class of potentially transformative medicines to treat diseases caused by protein or gene dysfunction, today announced that Ronald Renaud, chief executive officer, will present in a session at the 8th Annual SVB Leerink Partners Global Healthcare Conference on Thursday, February 28, 2019, at 11:30 a.m. ET at the Lotte New York Palace in New York.

A live webcast of the session will be accessible through the “Events and Presentations” page of the Company’s website at investors.translate.bio. A replay of the webcast will be archived on the Company’s website for 30 days following the presentation.

About Translate BioTranslate Bio is a clinical-stage mRNA therapeutics company developing a new class of potentially transformative medicines to treat diseases caused by protein or gene dysfunction. The Company’s MRT platform is designed to develop product candidates that deliver mRNA carrying instructions to produce intracellular, transmembrane and secreted proteins for therapeutic benefit. Translate Bio believes that its MRT platform is applicable to a broad range of diseases caused by insufficient protein production or where production of proteins can modify disease, including diseases that affect the lung, liver, eye, central nervous system and lymphatic system. The Company also believes its MRT platform may be applied to various classes of treatments, such as therapeutic antibodies or vaccines in areas such as infectious disease and oncology. Translate Bio’s two lead programs are being developed as treatments for cystic fibrosis (CF) and ornithine transcarbamylase (OTC) deficiency. For more information about the Company, please visit www.translate.bio or on Twitter at @TranslateBio.